Holder for dental floss.



G. P. BOOTH.

HOLDER FOR DENTAL FLOSS.

AYPLIOATION FILED JANA. 1910.

975,205. I Patented Nov.8, 1910.

FIG 1. F152. F155. 115.4.

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CHARLES E. BOOTH, OF CANANDAIGUA, NEW YORK.

HOLDER FOR DENTAL FLOSS.

Application filed January 4, 1910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. BooTH, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Oanandaigua, in the county of Ontario and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Holders forDental Floss, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a holder for dental floss, and its object isto provide something that will hold the dental floss conveniently readyat hand, and at the same time have provision for keeping it in asepticcondition.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a side View of the outer cover; Fig. 2shows the same, after having been prepared for use; Figs. 3 and 4 arefront and side views, respectively, of the holder proper; Fig. 5 is asection on the line 5, 5 of Fig. 2; and Figs. 6 and 7 are sectionsshowing two modifications, both taken at points corresponding with thatindicated by the line 5, 5 of Fig. 2.

The holder proper A (Figs. 3 and 1) is conveniently formed from sheetmetal, in which case it is formed from a single piece, having inwardlyturned flanges a, a on each side. A bunch of dental floss B is drawnthrough a hole O near the top of the holder, and adjusted so that theend B hangs below the holder. An elastic or other band is used toconfine the strands and hold their ends in upon the holder. A hole a atthe top of the holder enables it to be hung up for use. The holder andfloss are placed within a closed container D 1), that is sealed forshipment.

hen the floss is to be used the lower end D of the container is removedand its front side is then split part way up, as indicated in Fig. 1,while a hole (Z is made at the end of the slit, as is also indicated,and the end of the floss drawn through it. Then the holder still in itscontainer, and so protected, is hung up ready for use, and the strandsremoved from it one at a time by pulling them out through the hole d.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 6, the edges a of the flanges a areturned inwardly toward each other so that they receive between them andretain a cover plate E of cardboard or other suitable material, whichaccordingly affords an additional protection for the floss.

If desired, the floss can be protected on Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Nov. 8, 1910.

Serial No. 536,425.

both sides of the holder by placing flanges a a on the side oppositethat from which the flanges a, a extend, as shown in Fig. 7, and turningin toward each other the edges (Z4, on till they too hold a cover plateF.

Fig. 7 illustrates a construction in which a holder of this last type ismade from a single piece of sheet metal by folding it back upon itselfcentrally so that there is a central partition of, and flanges a a and aa on either side.

\Vhat I claim is 1. A holder for a bunch of cords, consisting of anelongated plate, perforated near one end to contain the cords, andhaving a pair of outwardly directed flanges to shield the cords;substantially as shown and described.

2. A holder for a bunch of cords, consisting of an elongated plate,perforated near one end to contain the cords,'and having a pair ofoutwardly directed flanges to shield the cords with inwardly turnededges adapted to receive and retain a cover plate between them;substantially as shown and described.

3. A holder for a bunch of cords, consisting of an elongated plate,perforated near one end to contain the cords, and having on each side apair of outwardly directed flanges to shield the cords; substantially asshown and described.

4. A holder for a bunch of cords, consisting of an elongated plate,perforated near one end to contain the cords, and having on each side apair of outwardly directed flanges to shield the cords and the flangesof each pair having inwardly turned edges adapted to receive and retainbetween each pair of flanges a cover plate; substantially as shown anddescribed.

5. A holder for a bunch of cords, consisting of an elongated plate,perforated near one end to contain the cords, and having on each side apair of outwardly directed flanges to shield the cords, made from asingle sheet-metal blank by depressing a portion centrally between sidesbent at right angles thereto; substantially as shown and described.

D. GURNEE, O. W. CARROLL.

